Mob Harasses Iranian Diplomat In New York

A group of protesters confronted and threatened Iranian deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast near the United Nations in New York on September 26. Mehmanparast called for help from the police, who escorted him to safety. The incident took place shortly after Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad spoke to the UN General Assembly while thousands of demonstrators rallied to protest his appearance there. (AP)